Vending machine



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VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19, 1946 2 s s g :agiaua'anuaaue uuuunuuunuuunuuuuu INVENTOR. .EL VEES Patented July 11, 1950 UNITED A STATES PATENT OFFICE VENDING MACHINE" Roy E; Elvers, Hos Ange1es,-. Calif.v I Xpplication August-19, 1946; Serial Nectar-450 5.Claims'. (01. 312-1072;

The present invention and newspaper vending machine.

A primary object of.- my invention is, the provision of a plurality of. unitsthat may be attached to; the baseunit, to; increase the capacity and range of the vendingrmachinep. I

An important. object, is. tozprovide interlocking units that may be. added oner-abovezthe other and also connected in .a-lateral manner withthe use offend: and top plateszcut. to:- accommodate the number of unitsdesired.

. Anotherobject is, to providea u-shaped structuralmember thatwill serve to hold .the drawer of .thervendor unit inv position; and. a150,, in. the case of the uppermost unit; to hold thenlid-in position. 1 Another object of the inventionis to provide a coin control that will utilize two or more coins of the same denomination and will also reject slugs automatically.

Another object, is to provide a' glass front for the machine and. ameans-for. holding. .theglass. in position so as to render removal of. the glassiconvenient, quick and simple.

Other objects and advantageso'f the" invention will become apparent from the drawings andthe following description.

In the drawingsz Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a magazine and newspaper vending machine constructed 'in accordance with my invention and. showing a plurality of units. i v

Fig. 2 is a perspective or exploded View showing the basic elements utilized.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3a is a fragmentary section through the lid of the vendor, showing the method of locking the same in position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 showing the glass door in position.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation of the coin actuated control bar.

Fig. 7 is a section on the line '|--T of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but showing an advanced position of the parts.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of the control bar.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings Ill designates a base of suitable size and material to support the desired number of vending units; and numeral l l designates the units.

The basic member of the vendor is a U-shaped relates'toa magazin 7 box or casing [2 having. inturnedfianges; 134 at itSyfIYOZ'lt or openiaceand terminating above the bottom;.edge.. Notches l5; are out near the bot-'- tom edge of: box [2c The sidewalls lit-and I11 are; provided with rectangular apertures Nil -ll and an aperture isv providedwith. vertical; out-turned flanges itziadapted. to ententhe: aperture [6: of the next adjacent-unit when .-the: units;; are being. multi; plied-.; This;pelfmiits the: units to: beneste'd: :v

A horizontally disposed U-shaped: frame l9 having an inturned ledge 20; mounted. in the lower DOIti'Oniof housing; 12 supports'the drawer 2-]; as; in; Fig. 3;; and the, latter having lugs; 2-2 adapted to engage notches l5-to' hold the drawer i position. As: shownin' Figs. 2v andBa; frame 19 is: provided-withnotches 2'4 to receive: the

lugs 22 of the drawer, or a'screw 21a; of tried-id Asia as. 2,--and= athegeasin H is provided adjacent flanges: I4. with a pair cf flangesa3'2 and 333, era-extensive; and spaced. trom. the same; to: form channelsriifls i and: 34a for? the: front Wins-l. dow glass 35.

The flange M at 36 (see Fig. 5) is turned at right angles to form a stop for the edge of the glass 35, and at 31 a similar stop is provided in channel 34.

Stop 31 consists of a short angle strip (see Fig. 2) so that the glass 35 may be readily raised and removed when necessary. As may be seen in Figs. 4 and 5, the drawer 20 may be removed to permit the glass 35 to be raised above the top of stop 31. The edge 38 of the glass is then withdrawn into the channel 34 so that edge 38 of said glass may be freed of the channel 34a, as at 40. The glass is next advanced to the right, to free edge 38 and then removed entirely as at 4 Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 illustrate the novel coin control wherein two or more coins of the same denomination may be used as actuating means.

To make a purchase, the coins C are inserted in slot 4'2, see Fig. l, and are received in box 43 of Fig, 9, to actuate merchandise releasing mechanism (not shown) and are then guided by chute 44 into slot 45 of the coin slide 46. I

The coin slide is channel shaped, and is slidably supported upon angle 48, having a slot at 49.

into slot 59 of the coil slide, prevents a move-,.

ment of the slide until the purchaser inserts two coins and pushes the exposed end 60 of the slide,

see Fig. 1.

At this time, see Fig. 8, the coin' C swings detent 55 upon its pivot, releasing leg-58 and permitting the coin slide 46, to move forward to a point where slots 54 and 49 are in alignment.

At this point, the coins may drop into a suitable container (not shown).

Any slugs received by the box 43 are diverted into chute 62 and thence into slot 63 of the 'coin slide. A plate 64 forms a housing to guide the slug to opening 65 whereby it is dropped into a separate container (not shown).

From Fig. 6, it is obvious that the machine cannot be operated without the required number of coins, since it is the top coin that actuates detent 55 to release the coin slide 46. Suitable means may also be provided to return coins when the machine is empty. I

From the foregoing it is evident that I have provided a novel merchandise vending machine,

especially suited to the selling of newspapers and magazines, wherein any desired number of basic units may be connectedvertically or laterally to suit a limited space.

I have also provided a novel coin control unit that utilizes two or more coins of the same denomination to operate the vendor. 'While I have illustrated and described a pre ferred embodiment of my invention, it is understoodthat numerous changes in the size, form and construction of the parts may be made withinthe scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. 7 I

I claim as my invention: 1 I i 1. In a vending machine, a housing including a rear wall, side walls and inturned flanges on the front edges of said side walls, a U-shaped frame mounted in the lower portion of said housing, a mechandise drawer supported for sliding removal from the channel.

movement on the frame, angle members carried by the side walls of the housing inwardly from said inturned flanges and combining therewith to provide vertical channels, a tie plate connecting the .angle members, and a transparent door disposed within the channels and supported by said tie plate.

2. A vending machine as set forth in claim 1, in which one of the side walls of the housing is provided with an aperture andthe opposing side wall has a plurality of pressed out flanges, so that a plurality of housings may be nested together in a lateral manner by inserting the flanges of one side wall into the aperture of the next adjacent side wall.

3. A vending machine as set forth in claim 1, in which the U-shaped frame is provided at its open end with notches, said merchandise drawer having end, bottom and side walls, and lugs carried by the side walls adapted to engage the notches of the U-shaped rail to prevent dislocation of the merchandise drawer.

4. A vending machine as set forth in claim 1, in which the U-shaped frame, T-shaped in cross-section, is provided above and below the horizontal leg of the T with a plurality of holes, adapted for use in securing the walls of housings when one is superimposed on another.

5. Avending machine as set forth in claim 1, in which one of the inturned flanges of the housing is doubled upon itself and then bent at right angles to provide a transparent door stop flange, and the other inturned flange being provided with an angle stop' member, said angle member terminating between the tie plate and the upper end of the housing so that the transparent door may be lifted above the angle stop member for ROY E. ELVERS.

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